Otavice, Ribnica
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| Otavice | |
|---|---|
_location_map.svg.png)  Otavice | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′44.44″N 14°45′54.9″E / 45.7290111°N 14.765250°ECoordinates: 45°43′44.44″N 14°45′54.9″E / 45.7290111°N 14.765250°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Ribnica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.51 km2 (2.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 483.1 m (1,585.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 107 |
| [1] | |
Otavice (pronounced [ɔˈtaːvitsɛ]; German: Otawitz[2]) is a village southeast of the town of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Mass grave
Otavice is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Otavice Pig Shaft Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Otaviško svinjsko brezno) is located in the woods about 1.3 km east of Otavice. It contains the remains of unidentified victims.[4]
Cultural heritage
There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement. It was built in the late 19th or early 20th century.[5]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.
- ↑ Ribnica municipal site
- ↑ Otavice Pig Shaft Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 23061
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